Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl
| Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe | |
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| Court | House of Lords |
| Decided | 11 October 2006 |
| Citation(s) | [2007] 1 AC 359, [2006] 4 All ER 1279, [2006] UKHL 44, [2006] HRLR 41, [2007] Bus LR 291, [2006] 3 WLR 642, [2007] EMLR 2, [2007] EMLR 14, 21 BHRC 471 |
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| Prior action(s) | [2005] EWCA Civ 74 |
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| Judge(s) sitting | Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Scott of Foscote and Baroness Hale of Richmond |
Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe was a House of Lords judgment on English defamation law. The judgment was an affirmation of Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd and effectively upholds a public interest defence in libel cases.
External links
- Jameel and others v. Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl [2006] UKHL 44
- Jameel & Anor v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl (No.2) [2005] EWCA Civ 74 (3 February 2005)
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